New York (April 10, 2018): The United States “will respond” to a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria regardless of whether the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) acts or not, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday.
“We have reached the moment when the world must see justice done,” Haley told the council.
Her comments came after the latest alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s rebel-held town of Douma that killed at least 70 people. Britain, France, the US, and six other countries had earlier requested an urgent meeting in this regard.
“History will record this as the moment when the Security Council either discharged its duty or demonstrated its utter and complete failure to protect the people of Syria,” she said.
“Either way, the United States will respond,” Haley added. Speaking in Washington, US President Donald Trump had vowed earlier that “major decisions” would be made in the “next 24-48 hours”, while Jim Mattis, the Defense Secretary, said he wasn’t ruling out military action.
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